# Hatch acquires Shrader Engineering to boost US digital technology capabilities

Hatch Ltd. announced that Shrader Engineering, a Houston-based engineering and innovation firm, has joined Hatch, forming Hatch Shrader as a US center for innovation in digital technologies for power, automation, controls, and smart city solutions.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-10-02
- Where: Houston, Texas, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: digital technologies for power, automation, controls, communication, security, smart city solutions
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hatch](https://endata.com/companies/3778.md) (acquirer)
- [Shrader Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/17702.md) (target)

## Sources

- [hatch.com](https://www.hatch.com/en/About-Us/News-And-Media/2017/10/Hatch-Shrader-Partnership-will-push-the-boundaries-of-technology-for-critical-infrastructure), 2017-10-01: "This strategic partnership will accelerate Hatch’s growth in the United States."

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